Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
My responsibility is to the artist first. There's something that artists intrinsically know about their music and their fanbase that neither the record company… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
“Nard and I thought it over and came up with some answers via 'band logic,' not to be confused with actual logic.” — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
I never wished my parents were normal, because they were unique, special and fabulous. — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
My concept is, until you absolutely know the plane is crashing, there's no reason to be afraid. All the turbulence in the world does… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Everything about my life was culturally rich, and all the people I met sort of reinforced the wackiness that was normally inside of me.… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to be friends was if… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
